Mike Hoyt, editor of CJR, applauds as 2008 Fellow Cheryl Hampton of NPR receives congratulations from her adviser, Steve Dichter.
Photo/Rebecca Castillo
Deadline: Dec. 10, 2009
The new program will begin in January 2010.
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Participants must be nominated by their news organization or self-nominated if they are the chief executive of their own organization, such as a Web startup. The program accepts only the most senior and highest potential executives from both the business and editorial side of the news business. We expect that candidates will also come from companies that are publicly held, family and/or individually owned.
Participants must be committed to spending three and a half weeks from mid-January to Dec. 31, 2010 at Columbia University in New York City. Candidates must also be committed to carrying out their projects, with the help of an appointed adviser over the course of the year, and provide a report on results at the completion of the project.
Admittance is made based on evaluation of essays, project goals or performance challenges, and the candidate’s respective role within his news organization. Participants must have the authority and responsibility to lead efforts within their own companies against the most pressing challenges facing those organizations. The selected fellows must be willing to work and learn in a team atmosphere.
Tuition
The program costs $22,000. This fee covers the program registration, cost of a project adviser, course materials, and most meals. Travel and lodging are not included.
Application
To apply, please submit:
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Resume and short bio, including a description of your experience (editing, finance, marketing, operations, reporting, and technology, sales).
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Nomination letters from at least two of the company’s top executives, including one from an immediate supervisor. If you are self nominating, please include two reference letters from those you have worked for in an organizational capacity.
A five to seven page presentation that includes the following:
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A statement that identifies three core trends in news businesses that have substantially affected your company, and a brief explanation of the nature and implications of those effects.
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A description of a challenge now confronting your company. Please pick one that you can realistically use as the core platform for your participation in this program. Please give your perspective on what it would take to achieve success.
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A statement outlining the journalistic mission of your company and how that mission influences your decision to take on this challenge.
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A statement that demonstrates you have the authority in your current role to overcome this challenge and lead your company to success.
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A description of how you hope to benefit from this program, and how your organization hopes to benefit from your training.
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Method
“Performance-driven change” is a set of principles and practices crafted by Executive Director Douglas K. Smith, who has more than 30 years of experience working with leaders confronted with the kind of strategic, financial, marketing, and technological, innovation and other disruptive challenges now confronting news businesses.
Smith is among the world’s leading management thinkers and consultants and has authored several books, including “On Value and Values: Thinking Differently About We in an Age of Me,” “Make Success Measurable,” and “The Wisdom of Teams.” His methodology for using performance to drive change routinely generates more than a 25-to-1 return in financial and non-financial performance. Smith works with Arlene Morgan, associate dean of prizes and programs at the school, on program design, recruiting and participant selection.
For more information, please contact:
Arlene Morgan, Associate Dean
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
2950 Broadway
New York, New York 10027
Phone: 212-854-5377
Email: am494@columbia.edu
Doug Smith can be reached at: Douglasksmith@optonline.net for specific questions on past projects and the program’s concept and workload.
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